Health & Safety Advisor

London South East Colleges; Whitmore; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Health & Safety Adviser to enhance workplace safety across various sectors. This role includes providing guidance, conducting audits, and supporting internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess NEBOSH General Certificate or TechIOSH accreditation. With a commitment to professional development and a confident approach, the successful applicant will play a crucial role in fostering a positive health and safety culture within the College. This position offers flexibility in location and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Annual leave of 27 days plus additional holidays

Excellent pension schemes

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Free onsite parking

Cycle to work scheme

Access to gym

Discounts for teachers

Qualifications

• A confident Health and Safety professional thriving in a diverse workplace.
• Ability to articulate complex technical positions into common sense.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance on health and safety.
• Conduct audits and inspections, producing reports.
• Investigate accidents and incidents when required.

Skills

Health & Safety expertise

Confident communication

Collaborative stakeholder engagement

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent

TechIOSH accreditation

Job description

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About the role

Location: Bromley, Orpington or one of our other sites, but travel to other locations as and when required

Hours / work pattern : 37 hours, Monday to Friday, with flexibility to work partly from home.

The Role

We are seeking a Health & Safety Adviser reporting to the Health and Safety Manager as part of the Group Health and Safety Team. The successful candidate will work across a wide range of sectors within our educational group, from Construction Trades to Hair and Beauty to special educational needs.

At London and South East Education Group, Health and Safety is everybody’s responsibility. This role supports our staff in meeting that responsibility by :

• Providing advice and guidance.
• Articulating complex technical or legal positions into common sense language and working with a range of stakeholders in a collaborative way.
• Undertaking audits and inspections and producing reports and recommendations.
• Identifying issues in data and trends and proactively following up areas of concern.
• Investigating accidents and incidents where required or supporting others in doing so.
• Understanding and working to an established Service Level Agreement.

The successful candidate will :

• Be a confident Health and Safety professional who thrives in a diverse and often changing workplace.
• Understand and recognise the value of a positive Health & Safety culture.
• Have relevant qualifications at NEBOSH General Certificate or TechIOSH accreditation level or equivalent and must be able to demonstrate that they participate in their own CPD.
• Education sector experience is not essential but the successful candidate must have a broad range of health and safety experience, preferably in more than one sector.
• Ability to work in partnership with internal stakeholders is essential.

About The Company

The College

London South East Colleges (LSEC)is a leading further and higher education provider, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Lambeth and c1000 staff. The College delivers a wide range of vocational courses, apprenticeships and degree programmes to over 13,000 students, designed to meet employer and industry needs.

Committed to transforming lives through the power of learning,the College plays a vital role in promoting social mobility, creating opportunities for learners of all backgrounds to achieve their potential. With state-of-the-art facilities and strong partnerships with employers and universities, the college equips students with the skills, confidence and opportunities needed for success in their careers and their lives.

As part of London & South East Education Group, the College is also the sponsor ofLondon South East Academies Trust. This growing and successful Multi-Academy Trust currently has a network of 13 mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey and Lambeth.

The Group has also recently launched a charity – the LASER Education Foundation. This organisation supports disadvantaged children and their families across the region, through a wide range of programmes and initiatives.

With a combined turnover of c£100m, the Group has ambitious growth plans. There has never been a better time to join this exciting organisation – and really make a different to people’s lives.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes annual leave of 27 days (excluding bank holidays) plus a further threedays over the Christmas break. We provide up to two more additional College closure days throughout the year, and also offer leave for volunteering.

Excellent pension schemes are offered, including employer contributions (Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Other benefits include :

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking
• Cycle to work / bike loan scheme
• Annual season ticket loan
• Access to the 'Discounts for Teachers' portal
• Free Wifi access in over 10,000 locations worldwide Eduroam
• Access to our onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in our in-house restaurants and on our hair and beauty treatments.

Safeguarding Statement

London South East Colleges is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.